The 26-year-old announced her separation from Chelsea and England footballer Ashley last month, following reports that he had been repeatedly unfaithful.

He has made no public comment on the split, but was photographed yesterday without his diamond-encrusted wedding ring. He is currently undergoing treatment for a broken ankle at a clinic in the south of France.

The footballer reported blames his mother-in-law, Joan Callaghan, for the break-up, claiming that she killed the passion when she moved into the couple's £6 million Surrey home last year.